Eel River News

The Wildlands Conservancy Protects Valuable California Ecology

Feb 28, 2020 | conservation, Eel River Estuary Preserve, Great Redwood Trail, radio

Emily Allee of the Wildlands Conservancy joins Tom Wheeler (of EPIC) and Alicia Hamann (of Friends of the Eel) to talk about the ambitious work that the nonprofit is doing right here in Humboldt and across the state. Learn about the conservancy’s two seaside...

Ask Governor Newsom to Hold PG&E Accountable

Feb 19, 2020 | action, bankruptcy, dam removal, dam safety, Eel River Dams, Pacific Gas and Electric, PG&E, Potter Valley Project, Scott dam

In response to preventable disasters like the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion, Pacific Gas and Electric has insisted that they are committed to high safety standards. It’s now a decade, and several other disasters, later and the company has yet to prove that they...

Great Redwood Trail Ribbon Cutting

Feb 5, 2020 | EcoNews Report, Eel River, Eel River Canyon, Great Redwood Trail, Northwest Pacific Railroad, rail to trail, railbanking, Ukiah

Last month our staff attended a ribbon cutting in Ukiah for the first officially branded portion of the Great Redwood Trail. We are so thankful to Senator McGuire and his staff for their work establishing a future for this trail. As the Senator said at the ribbon...

Reflections on 2019 and Looking Forward

Feb 3, 2020 | cannabis, EcoNews Report, Eel River Estuary, Endangered Species, Great Redwood Trail, Humboldt County, North Coast Railroad Authority, Northwestern Pacific Railroad, sea level rise, Summer Steelhead

Hi Friends, We are so thankful for all the generous support from our end of year fundraising campaign. Support from our community is crucial to continuing our important work protecting the Eel River and its fisheries. Our board and staff started off the new year with...

EcoNews Report Interview on Eel River Dams

Jan 2, 2020 | CalTrout, conservation, dam removal, EcoNews Report, Eel River, Potter Valley Project, radio

The EcoNews crew talks about restoring fisheries on the Eel River with CalTrout’s North Coast manager, Darren Mierau. An agreement between regional stakeholders to remove the two dams on the upper mainstem Eel River, once an envirionmentalists’ pipe dream, is clearly...

Securing a Future for Wild Eel River Salmon

Nov 27, 2019 | donate, Eel River, Giving Tuesday, support, wild salmon

As the new Executive Director of Friends of the Eel River, I understand and appreciate how important your support is to our ongoing success. Thank you for helping us secure a future for our Wild and Scenic watershed and its fisheries. Please consider a generous...

Comments on Humboldt Wind Energy Project Final EIR

Nov 18, 2019 | alternative energy, comments, Humboldt Planning Commission, Humboldt Wind Energy, Terra-Gen, wind farm

Friends of the Eel River's comments to the Humboldt County Planning Department on the Humboldt Wind Energy Final EIR. It is our understanding that this project is likely to be approved by the Supervisors. Thus, the intention of our comments is to provide suggestions...

Action: Humboldt Wind Energy Project Public Hearings

Nov 13, 2019 | Bear River Ridge, Humboldt Wind Energy, Monument Ridge, Terra-Gen, wind farm

Please join us at upcoming public hearings for the proposed wind project on November 14 and 21. See below for our position and details about meetings and submitting your own comments. The windfarm proposed by Terra Gen for Monument and Rainbow Ridges above the Lower...

Friends of the Eel River, Humboldt County Agree to Road Fixes to Protect Fisheries and Restore Watersheds

Oct 10, 2019 | cannabis, Humboldt County, Redwood Creek, sediment, South Fork Eel River, Sprowel Creek

(Eureka, CA) Friends of the Eel River and the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors have reached a legal settlement to fund culvert replacements and road repairs in two Southern Humboldt watersheds critical to salmon and steelhead through 2023. The agreement ends a...